City government · Stark County, OH

Alliance's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alliance took in $47.7 million and spent $32.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes56%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%State tax money13%Fines and other3.9%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

54%

of Alliance's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes56%

Individual income tax
54%$25.5 million
Property tax
2.1%$994 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$367 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$367 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$12.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$6.4 million
  • Sewer$5.2 million
  • Other service charges$461 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.6%$756 thousand

State tax money13%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
13%$6.1 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$1.2 million
Fines
1.4%$667 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking6.8%Health and hospitals3.0%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

32%

of Alliance's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$10.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$6.6 million
  • Water supply$3.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$9.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.9 million
  • Fire protection$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$7.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$595 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$503 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$165 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Health and hospitals
3.0%$949 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$949 thousand
Housing and community development
2.7%$862 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$779 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$779 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$454 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$277 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$177 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$93 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$93 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Alliance. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Alliance itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.